New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-05
THE CLARK UNIVERSITY.
,orns CHOSEN BY THE DIRECTORS,
a,exAs UNIVERSITIES AS MODELS FAVORED Sr o, BY
Inv rouspEa-ms PLAN OF ENDOWMENT OUT

Il. ,.ns,rrrs AS MODELS FAVORED BY
,orsnEa-HIs PLAN OF ENDOWMENT ooi-
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=. Moss. NAV 4.-The gentlemen naneu
=, act of Legislature as corpolaoio ~ nyyes its
&c, IN This city, the institutoh "n0 80, ,-ho
;s.socs 10 the mnnifcence OF Jonas VI naIS .be;r
existence ~ -. ondowment of 81 ,00o. held their
gno,;rr to-day Mr. Clark was unahihio!
I ,. rres,dept of the corporation inc Nioo e.
Sonts are ex Attorney General Charles w w
Gov George +. Hoar, and ex-Oongres" socro,arv
Pc and Colonel John ID. w ASH o"i - On CORR.
S,r uoar 4. chairman of the comG''''oo "a -
oeha,o, NJ Clark outlined his plans anu maui 40
sponeo ,u turtber financial aid IN q sta'en'e, "o
"a 80 tbs hoard In 1t he suggests 'n"' " -
,on the plan aud scope OF the insuIu'p u 80 nj
Hpo .s ,r;I1 he materially aided by INC e'uuy "
poratorS VIZ. 70 ;nstitutions He invites speclai
,;an 20 the general scope purpose ana io'"IIo
- Cornan and Johns Hopkins ohisers'. -
%,,Is Cambridge and Oxford universities arc 'Ia
an,aa IN English institutions anu i1"s -.
than our own. In France euuca.on 70 -, s,ston
.h INIT n ia to the school and university System
p..; that Mr. Clark most inclines he says a'
vi ..ra time he proposes TO sail the specai a''en
n - his associates to the German universities anu
sLa,, methods He recommends that tho moA -
building be at begun 80 that ,he 0c,ohsr
he ready for its first class the nrst monua' ~
Iese Mr. Clark continues as follows: AT, a..
~ tonr years which will be occupied py TINS nase
class in o5sS wS that we may
Oh Tor the Of THIS class Of 20
one Ss ss
their PTspiaa0n and professional courses
allow me II +, ' sSsn above and beyond
oss aas a ws
and %
FRs sum shall S SSDs$ N
The buildings a0d e9Sppag Necessary sasS y for putting
planes and facilities tiles as may Se oreT
the &c sS support ana of
ss,ssa Of 70 Ss GENERAL
university in is sSPgSr1 m aSa be caSd The University
Epdowment Fund The Library aud kndowmehe iun S an1
to be to Se Applied to other object, e Which
M each s sn S 81 hs az any
then each Of said funds a sa coed and the
original as Se and
Testmen Of my property are convenient ior e' VI" WIN"
t 70 give in the way real estate library aud
works Of art what estimate and oene'e 10 % Vi 'H0
Il to give 9i further Se
enance Of three or IN the eon
but at the time and SPO or S Tie rs day
OF 1 in year 1889 the sum Of SOU ooV s s donors SS or
DONOR may elect paid on or SSiSs i 10 vii "a.
Eo1e IKE sum U saa n anvasy when
Tine the The sum al Of he time
To- The erecon and maintenance OF professor snip IN s
nnjyersity / will contribute Ike sum iof ,h, IL
nnrnose and when, at any time "i.nin 80
fime Aforesaid and to be paiu AZ 'no s an %
Aforesaid second OF $l500OO shall be raised from a
sonrce for lie erection maintenance OF
sad university will contribute second ike sum ioI
Snrnoe In ali cases and donors sha lave t
Hight 10 name the prOfessorship and 10 desgnto 'no
oflearning which the protessorship Is TO teach
The real estate mentioned by Mr. CLARK contains
about eight acres bouu ied by Main, haywood wood
land and Downing sts with frontage In Main-s'' Oh
700 feet. ,,.,t
Mr. Clark has had fondDess for books all his hie
and has accumulated and costly editions, as well
as a well stocked library OF the great authors Oh 'ne
world. generous patron OF the hne arts ne mas
made il one OF the amusemehts OF his lie 10 gaIhei
such rare and choice specimens OF works OF genius as
came in his way or could be had tor the seeking
This includes the collection which it was possible To
gather Immediately about him in his house In Elm
Int that is TAR from indicating its limits Many vaiu
able pictures and works of art are stored III other
cities He proposes to give his possessions OF tera
fure and the fine arts TO the university 10 form tn'
nueleus of a collection which will become famous
This gift added to that of the land he modesty est
mates at $500, 900. A plan for building to be I'M
mediateI, erected was presented by Mr.. Clark and
annroyed by the corporation. building committee
was appointed and work will begin at once. Inc me
building s to be OF brick 204 feet by feet ana TO
feet high with a tower IS feet 1t VIII be three
storie. high and will contain offices, gymnasium
library rooms and an art gallery.